Give him your colour, all you noisy flocks Of parrots ruining the apple-trees; Give him your awesome majesty, you rocks, Give him, you gums, your tranquil elegancies. And you, continuous veil of scent and sound, That, never failing, goes by dawn and dark, By dusk and noon, past creeks and summits crowned With cloud and the high trilling of the lark; And you eternal rivulet that pours Diamonds into my palms; pert finches too, Drive down into his body, make him yours Forever till his heart is lost in you! Become to him love's evening and love's morn; He will love you and as a guardian hound Defend your spirit, though defence wakes scorn In all the condescending world around! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE MEASURE OF THE YEAR by JAMES GALVIN FINALITY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON MATERNITY by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DE LITTLE PICKANINNY'S GONE TO SLEEP by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON BOYHOOD FRIENDS by EDGAR LEE MASTERS DOMESDAY BOOK: HENRY MURRAY by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: ALBERT SCHIRDING by EDGAR LEE MASTERS |